Akan and Zulu
Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
South Africa
National Language
Ghana
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Benin, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Xhosa Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
meda ase
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
unjani
Good Night
maadwo
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
maadwo
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
maaha
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
maakye
okuhle ekuseni
I Love You
Me doכ wo
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Ghana
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Akuapem
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Ghana
Georgia, South Africa
Where They Speak
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Isizulu, Zunda
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Zulu people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Akan
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
zulu1248
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Akan and Zulu Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Akan and Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Akan and Zulu Speaking population
Akan and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Akan and Zulu on Akan vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Akan and Zulu Language Codes
Akan and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.